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Get a Head Start in Pacifica's Upcoming Amazing Race-Style Competition
Answer our first Pacifica Treasures and Trivia question. Then, make sure to sign up for the Pacifica Treasures and Trivia competition that will support local non-profits and businesses alike.
Pacifica Patch is a proud sponsor of the upcoming and first ever Treasures and Trivia of Pacifica competition.
Read more about the event below, but first, let's start off with a little fun - some trivia that will be featured in the competition. (Hint: this will give you a leg up over the other teams.)
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Take a look at the photo in the media gallery to the right. Here's the question: Where was this building located and what remains of the building?
Answer with a comment below and I'll let you know who has the correct answer.
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The competition will be like the Amazing Race, only it's all local and you will discover things about Pacifica - history, the locations of long-gone historic sites and famous places - that you never knew while visiting many vibrant local businesses, both old and new.
The March 3 event is for a good cause. Proceeds will go toward the Pacifica Spindrift Players, our local award-winning theatre group; Music Matters in Pacifica, a new non-profit that's stepping in where the Rob Schneider Foundation left off to keep music programs alive and strong in our schools; and the Pacifica Library Foundation, which helps secure the funding and volunteer support needed to keep our local libraries cutting-edge.
Participants will have a set amount of time to travel around town answering trivia questions and completing tasks at local spots, which are listed at the bottom of this article.
First place gets $100 in cash, the next two teams will score $75, and third and fourth place will get $25. There are also a bunch of other prizes, such as tickets to the San Francisco Exploratorium and the Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
You can sign up as an individual or as a team from now until March 3 by calling 650-359-7190 or emailing treasuresandtriviaofpacifica@gmail.com. The event costs $35 for a team of four or $10 for individuals.
Treasures and Trivia of Pacifica business destinations
- Grape In The Fog, 400 Old County Road #1, 650-735-5854
- The Hair Factory, 992 Linda Mar Boulevard, 650-359-0190
- Ocean Yoga, 90C Eureka Square, 650-355-YOGA
- Dallas' Place, 699 Oceana Boulevard, 650-359-1552
- Save-More Meats, 74 West Manor Drive, 650-355-3842
- Oceana Market, 200 Eureka Square, 650-359-8181
- Vallemar Station, 2125 Coast Highway, 650-359-7411
- Hair Techniques, 1305 Palmetto Avenue Suite B, 650-355-5954
- Manor Music, 123 Manor Drive, 650-355-57669
- Sonny's Italian Restaurant, 1780 Francisco Boulevard, 650-359-2291
- Prints Old & Rare, Crespi Center 580 Crespi Drive, 650-355-6325
- Pacifica Historical Society, Little Brown Church, 1850 Francisco Boulevard, 650-359-5462
- Pacifica Patch, Online, in the Cloud (We’ll be physically located at the Pacifica Spindrift Players theater)
- Family Martial Arts Center of Pacifica, Park Mall 1037 Terra Nova Boulevard, 650-738-2010
- Florey's Books, 2120 Palmetto Avenue, 650--355-8811
Treasures and Trivia of Pacifica non-profit destinations
- Pacifica School Volunteers, 830 Rosita Road, 650-355-9432
- Pacifica Gardens, 830 Rosita Road
Many thanks to the competition's non-destination sponsors: Corrin Trowbridge Insurance, Dr. Susan Hsu, Optometrist, and Recology of the Coast.
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